The Power of Kings Versus the Power of Death

I advise you to obey the king’s commands because of the oath you took in Elohim’s presence.

A sinner may commit a hundred crimes and yet live a long life. Still, I know with certainty that it will go well for those who fear Elohim, because they fear him.

But it will not go well for the wicked. They will not live any longer. Their lives are like shadows, because they don’t fear Elohim.

So I recommend the enjoyment of life. People have nothing better to do under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy themselves. This joy will stay with them while they work hard during their brief lives which Elohim has given them under the sun.

then I saw everything that Elohim has done. No one is able to grasp the work that is done under the sun. However hard a person may search for it, he will not find its meaning. Even though a wise person claims to know, he is not able to grasp it.

Everything Is in the Hands of God

Now, I have carefully thought about all this, and I explain it in this way: Righteous people and wise people, along with their accomplishments, are in Elohim’s hands. No one knows whether there will be love or hatred.

Enjoy Life with Your Wife

Go, enjoy eating your food, and drink your wine cheerfully, because Elohim has already accepted what you’ve done.

Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, during all your brief, pointless life. Elohim has given you your pointless life under the sun. This is your lot in life and what you get for the hard work that you do under the sun.

Just as you don’t know how the breath of life enters the limbs of a child within its mother’s womb, you also don’t understand how Elohim, who made everything, works.

Remember Your Creator While You’re Young

You young people should enjoy yourselves while you’re young. You should let your hearts make you happy when you’re young. Follow wherever your heart leads you and whatever your eyes see. But realize that Elohim will make you give an account for all these things when he judges everyone.

Then the dust of mortals goes back to the ground as it was before, and the breath of life goes back to Elohim who gave it.

After having heard it all, this is the conclusion: Fear Elohim, and keep his commands, because this applies to everyone.

Elohim will certainly judge everything that is done. This includes every secret thing, whether it is good or bad.